Problem Patterns Sign To Alcopop! Records & Share “Who Do We Not Save?” Video

The Belfast based DIY feminist queerpunk quartet Problem Patterns are delighted to announce that they have signed to Alcopop! Records and will be releasing their debut album later this year, with further details to be confirmed. As a first taste of new material, the band have today unveiled the video for lead single, Who Do We Not Save?, The track is an acerbic and biting critique of Tory funding policy and their systematic attempts to privatise the NHS.

“Our healthcare system has been falling apart for years due to cuts, and the pandemic only sped up the process. We constantly see campaigns telling people to ask for help, especially in regards to mental health, but the reality is that the services we need are under too much pressure. The line ‘We’re one or two paychecks away’ refers to the fact that many of us will be in a lot of trouble if privatisation becomes reality here. The title itself is lifted verbatim from Dominic Cumming’s photo of the white board used to plan the UK government’s early response to COVID. We thought it would be fitting to use it for the single’s cover art, too.”